Now, I need to come up with a menu plan. For a project of this magnitude, I need to be uber-organized! My goal is to make 20 meals or meal components (for example, marinated, cooked chicken to pair with fresh green salad) in one day. Yes, one short day. With my two kids home. And the dog. And my husband (and no, that is not the order of how likely they are to interrupt.)

I realize that this is more than enough for 20 meals. While most rational people would probably take a more modest approach to their first marathon freezer cooking effort, I am actually taking the opposite approach: I'm going with the throw-everything-to-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks method.

This Sunday (which, of course, is supposed to be 90 degrees) is the day I've planned to begin my experiment. I'll be posting my plan of attack and a recap in the next few days, so stay tuned for the madness!